Mai Junlong , the son of Hong Kong giant Mai Shaotang, is an out-and-out rich second generation; debuted as a singer, maverick, forming a unique dark style.
In recent years, Mai Junlong has moved to the field of film and television. His first screenplay "The Death of the Avengers" won the Moscow International Film Festival's Most Textual Philosophy Award; his self-written and directed film debut, "Zombie", won in one fell swoop Next 9 nominations for the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards.
Whether it is music or movies, Mai Junlong does not consider popularity and popularity, but only does what he likes. The style is so impressive that many people are impressed.
Now, a new movie by Mai Junlong is coming again. According to netizens, I saw its trailer in the movie theater’s patch advertisement, and the release date of Douban has been updated to "2021". The time for the audience to meet is not far away.
This film is "Fenglin Volcano". The
film is directed by Mai Junlong and is the producer. Z3z Takeshi Kaneshiro, Liang Jiahui , Liu Qingyun, Louis Koo, Gao Yuanyuan lead the starring.
The title "Fenglin Volcano" comes from "The Art of War by Sun Tzu". The original sentence is "It is as fast as the wind, it is like a forest, invading like fire, and not moving like a mountain", which expresses a spirit of unyielding fighting.
The subject matter of the film is a crime drama film, which is a police and gangster film in layman terms. The title does not follow the routine, and the plot of the movie is the same. It tells the story of a anti-routine : a sudden explosion killed Hong Kong's wealthy businessmen and led to a struggle between drug dealers and anti-drugs. The heirs of the drug cartel did everything to create social chaos for a perfect reason. Z3z, a world without drugs, , turned out to be more terrifying and chaotic than imagined.
Judging from the plot brief, the leader of drug sellers should be good and create a drug-free world. It sounds a bit fanciful. Compared with the familiar routine of justice over evil, it is really innovative . The story is inspired by the movie "Zombies" by Mae Junlong when it premiered in Venice. He couldn't fall asleep because of jet lag. At that time, he saw the darkness of Venice outside the window. It was a night he had never seen in Hong Kong for so many years. "Because the neon lights and street lights at night illuminate the sky very bright", he asked himself a question: "How do people live without night?" Repeatedly, the idea of a movie was born, Sons of the Neon Night has also become the English name of "Wind Forest Volcano".
The plot of the film is innovative, and the cast is also unprecedentedly strong, gathering 4 movie kings and 1 goddess , which is quite eye-catching.
Takeshi Kaneshiro , a handsome Chinese-Japanese mixed-race guy, the audience is addicted to his prosperous beauty, in fact, he has acting skills. In 2016, Takeshi Kaneshiro starred in the romantic comedy film "The Ferryman", which was shortlisted for the 54th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards Best Actor Award; in 2017, Takeshi Kaneshiro won the Golden Screen Award Winner for his love movie "Like You".
The handsome and acting Kaneshiro Takeshi is the male number one in this film, playing the heir of a large consortium, hoping to clear the family history. Looking forward to Takeshi Kaneshiro's interpretation of a complex and three-dimensional character, and then win the actor.
Leung Ka Fai , an iconic figure in the Hong Kong film industry, his achievements are unique. He has won four Hong Kong film gold awards for his films "Deep Curtain Listening to Politics", "92 Black Rose vs. Black Rose", "Underworld" and "Chill War" Image Award Winner; won the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award Winner for the film "The Season of Love in Another Country". Leung Ka Fai's role spans a wide range, but he can explain it to the bone. Every time he appears on the big screen, even if he acts as a supporting role, it is so dazzling.
In this film, Leung Ka-fai is a psychologist who serves the police force. A movie with Leung Ka-fai is not too bad to come.
Liu Qingyun, twice with the movie "I Want to Be Famous" and "Eavesdropping 3"Won the winner of the Hong Kong Film Awards; won the winner of the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award for the film "Death Gold". Liu Qingyun has a wide range of roles and can perform many roles.
Liu Qingyun plays a "double-sided" policeman in this film, looking forward to the actor's acting skills.
Koo Tianle starred in up to 16 movies in just three years from 2014 to 2016. He can be regarded as the king of Hong Kong's performing arts world. Its excellent acting skills and professionalism have become one of the symbols of Hong Kong movies. Louis Koo starred in the action film "Slaying the Wolf: Greedy Wolf", which won the Asian Film Awards, won the Hong Kong Film Awards and the winner of the Hong Kong Film Directors' Association, and his acting skills were recognized.
Louis Koo plays a killer with a complicated past experience in this film. This is a fresh feeling for Louis Koo fans, because he has never played a similar role before.
Gao Yuanyuan, once starred in the TV series "Heaven Slaying the Dragon" and "Let's Get Married". Whether in ancient or modern costumes, Gao Yuanyuan is astonishingly beautiful and won the title of "National Goddess."
In this film, Gao Yuanyuan plays a "retired" psychologist. It is reported that Gao Yuanyuan challenged her speaking Cantonese with her lines during filming on the set, which shows her diligence.
The film not only has a strong cast, but also has a super heart in production.
It is reported that the filming location of the film spans the mainland of China, Hong Kong and abroad. The crew has experienced a high temperature of 30 degrees above zero and a low temperature of more than 20 degrees below zero, which has crossed a temperature difference of nearly 60 degrees; It took 3 months to restore the 1:1 real scene of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. In a steel factory in Huizhou, the shops in the scene were built according to the copyright of the real shops in Hong Kong. They were as large as the arrangement of the locations, and as small as the shops. Beef jerky, etc., can be described as elegant.
Judging from the posters and character stills of "Wind Forest Volcano", this film is full of texture and continues Mai Junlong's dark style. In the stills of
, there is a scene of Hong Kong snowing . In the records of the Hong Kong Observatory, the number of times it snows is one of the few. It is a peculiar viewing experience to see the snow scene of Hong Kong in McJunlong’s movie. .
started shooting in June 2017 and was completed in March 2018. The budget has repeatedly exceeded the standard, increasing from the initial 150 million Hong Kong dollars to 400 million Hong Kong dollars, and the cost is already sky-high. The production time of the
movie has been extended again and again because Junlong Mai is very picky. According to Liu Qingyun, the rollover scene usually doesn't need to be filmed. Mai Junlong wants to come to the real scene, but the car overturned and Liu Qingyun was inside. From this incident, it can be seen that McGregor is very axis.
In any case, "Wind Forest Volcano" has the characteristics of epic police film in terms of subject matter, actors, and production. The film is full of literary style and , suitable for academic viewing. As for the box office, I believe Mai Junlong will not care. He is rich and willful, he just wants to do what he likes.
